title: Cutaneous mastocytosis in twins: multiple mastocytomas and urticaria pigmentosa in two pairs of monozygotic twins.
abstract: We report two sets of monozygotic twins with cutaneous mastocytosis: one set with urticaria pigmentosa and the other set with multiple mastocytomas. This is the first report of multiple mastocytomas in twins to our knowledge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. pilardelasotta@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: de la Sotta
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Romero
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.forename: Consuelo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cárdenas
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: González
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D034701:Mastocytosis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic; D014582:Urticaria Pigmentosa / Q000175:diagnosis